About The Word Demoralize

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Demoralize

Demoralize Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Demoralize?
[v] confuse or put into disorder; "the boss's behavior demoralized everyone in the office"
[v] lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her" [v] corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" Synonyms | Synonyms for Demoralize: cast down | corrupt | debase | debauch | deject | demoralise | demoralise | deprave | depress | dismay | dispirit | get down | misdirect | pervert | profane | subvert | vitiate Related Terms | Find terms related to Demoralize: agitate | bastardize | bewilder | bludgeon | bluster | bluster out of | browbeat | brutalize | bulldoze | bully | chill | confuse | corrupt | cow | cripple | crush | damp | dampen | dash | daunt | debase | debauch | debilitate | defeat | defile | deject | deprave | depress | devitalize | disarrange | discomfit | disconcert | discourage | dishearten | disorder | disorganize | disparage | dispirit | disturb | dragoon | enervate | fluster | harass | hector | huff | intimidate | jumble | knock down | muddle | overcome | perturb | pervert | prostrate | psych out | rattle | shake | shake up | snarl | soil | subdue | sully | systematically terrorize | terrorize | threaten | unbrace | undermine | undo | unman | unnerve | unsettle | unstring | upset | vitiate | warp | weaken See Also | alter | bastardise | bastardize | bedevil | befuddle | carnalise | carnalize | change | chill | confound | confuse | discombobulate | discourage | fox | fuddle | infect | lead astray | lead off | poison | sensualise | sensualize | suborn | throw | whore Demoralize In Webster's Dictionary \De*mor"al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demoralized};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Demoralizing}.] [F. d['e]moraliser; pref.
d['e]- (L. dis- or de) + moraliser. See {Moralize}.]
To corrupt or undermine in morals; to destroy or lessen the
effect of moral principles on; to render corrupt or
untrustworthy in morals, in discipline, in courage, spirit,
etc.; to weaken in spirit or efficiency.
The demoralizing example of profligate power and
prosperous crime. --Walsh.
The vices of the nobility had demoralized the army.
--Bancroft.
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